Hackney Council announces multimillion-pound investment for beloved leisure centre in Lower Clapton
Nearly £6m pledged for one of the borough’s ‘social and historic’ landmarks
Read MoreHackney pupils praised for their ‘extraordinary spirit’ on GCSE results day
Students across the borough celebrated yesterday in another record year for top grades
Read MoreBiggest employers in City and Hackney asked to offer Covid vaccines at the office
Night clubs, pubs and restaurants are also being approached as health bosses try to improve uptake
Read More‘Young people are getting vaccinated in secret to avoid being seen as sell-outs’, health bosses warned
Hackney CVS chief says uptake among youngsters could be improved if they are able to get the jab ‘covertly’
Read MorePolice raise concerns over Shoreditch chicken restaurant’s bid to open later following April fight
Chicken Cottage on City Road applies to open until 5am from Thursday to Sunday
Read More‘Sick of picking drunks off my steps’: Residents of Broadway Market strike out at ‘escalating’ anti-social behaviour
Residents say alcohol sales have ‘made life a misery’ as supermarket asks for booze licence
Read MoreHomerton Hospital’s first public exhibition in two years brings ‘feel-good factor’
Local artist Jane Smith’s ‘vibrant’ depictions of Hackney will soon grace the hospital’s main corridor
Read MoreHackney students celebrate A-level results in record-breaking year for top grades
Education bosses pay tribute to pupils and teachers after ‘challenging and uncertain period’
Read MoreMusic and mental health festival to create mural of late Prodigy singer Keith Flint in Hackney
Headstock wants to raise awareness through a tribute to Flint, who committed suicide in 2019
Read MoreTown Hall block-books hotel rooms for people who cannot self-isolate at home
Move follows £81k grant from government for pilot scheme designed to reduce spread of Covid
Read MoreThe Game of Love and Chance, Arcola Outside, stage review: ‘A riotously good show’
An enjoyable romp, despite views on class and love that are ‘still solidly in the 1700s’
Read MoreHackney protesters bang drum for a better voting system
Make Votes Matter campaigners call for proportional representation in nationwide day of action
Read More‘It’s not a party’: Shoreditch work space applies to serve booze at networking events
Rise on Luke Street tells licensing committee that its clients will ‘network and get home’
Read MoreStoke Newington cafe runs up against neighbours in bid for alcohol licence
Atlas Grinds moves to assuage concerns over disturbances with message of community support
Read MoreHackney awarded £1m to help tackle effects of substance abuse
Borough is one of eight pilot areas picked out for funding by new Home Office initiative
Read MoreThe Yard: Live Drafts – Climate Works, stage review: ‘Electric ideas to help save our world’
Four work-in-progress plays offer ‘hope and inspiration’ in the battle against climate change
Read MoreE5 Bakehouse ‘fighting to survive’ after being hit with 50 per cent rent hike
Founder in discussions with landlord of London Fields railway arches amid fears for bakery’s future
Read MorePatient has wrong side of thyroid removed during surgery at Homerton Hospital
Error is one of a number of serious incidents reported by the hospital in its latest quality review
Read MoreCommunity sound system restored by team of local volunteers
‘Piece of Hackney’s heritage’ lovingly brought back into use through a two-year project
Read MoreNewington Green Meeting House to host ‘Rewilding Clissold Park’ exhibition
Head along this month to see prints and illustrations of the rewilding ‘triangle’ at the popular park
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